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Thursday, November 14, 2013

In Turkey, religious minorities still struggle for equality

In Turkey, religious minorities still struggle for equality

By Jordan Sekulow
November 13 at 11:35 am

When people think of Turkey, they think of a westernized Islamic democracy where the rights of all of its citizens are respected, including religious minorities. Unfortunately, the sad reality is that Turkey treats members of religious minority communities – including Alevi Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, Syriacs, Jews and Orthodox Christians – as second-class citizens.

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